Gray Santolina is 2 years old and stays outside year-round in Summerville SC, USDA Zone 8a; companion plant is purslane. Both plants are drought-tolerant and receive 1/2 day hot afternoon sun. Gray Santolina is very fragrant when crushed and has never bloomed.

Gray Santolina is shown with companion purslane plant (picture taken June 2003). Background on this digital picture was smudged to disguise discolored concrete.